Head of Collections Management and Acquisition - Berlin, Deutschland - Springer Nature

Springer Nature

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Date:
Feb 14, 2024

Location:
Berlin, DE Heidelberg, DE

Company:
Springer Nature Group

About Springer Nature Group

Head of Collections Management and Acquisition

Location(s): Berlin or Heidelberg

Closing date:
March. 6th, 2024

The responsibilities include:

Lead a Commissioning and Project Management team

Recruit highly qualified and motivated people into Team Lead, Commissioning Editor and Managing Editor roles
Ensure that the team is onboarded and trained to a high standard
Energize team members to meet clear objectives and expectations for delivery
Instill a performancefocused culture that supports reliable delivery of targets
Report on progress towards targets and goals
Engage regularly with your team members via the formal performance review processes that focus both on targets, achievements and personal development
Creating a positive environment that drives high engagement levels within the team

Deliver and input into the strategy for building content via Collections

Align with the journal owners on content development planning and agree projects to bring forward
Control performance of collections at all stages of their lifecycle to feed into development of a framework for how to grow content with collections
Control collections performance to determine how to maximize the output of collections activity by targeting the greatest opportunity journals
Control the performance of the endtoend collections process itself to effect continuous improvements and identify where innovation is needed or would be impactful
Test and implement newly defined strategies and improvement initiatives

Recruit and manage Guest Editors

Recruit and train Guest Editors to ensure appropriate content handling
Develop strong relationships with Guest Editors
Drive engagement and high level of satisfaction within the Guest Editors community in close collaboration with the Editorial Engagement and Marketing teams

Support the development of tools needed to reliably deliver Collections content at scale

Work with the Analytics Centre of Excellence to optimize the performance and usage of machine learning technology aimed at identifying and inviting the best potential authors on your journal portfolio
Work with the Analytics Centre of Excellence to optimize the expansion of automatic collection topic identification
Work with the Submission and Peer Review system team to optimize the management and delivery of collections content
Work with Product & Platform Group to optimize delivery of Collections content on our platforms

Work with key internal stakeholders to ensure the goals of the Collections Management and Acquisition team are achieved and the needs of our research communities are met

Build close working relationships with Publishing teams to ensure all requirements and perspectives are shared
Build close working relationships with other internal divisions as needed e.g. Product & Platform group, Technology, Production, Customer Service, etc.

Experience, skills and qualifications:

Experience of working in publishing with editorial and publishing teams
At least 5 years with professional line management experience
Knowledge and experience of the world of science; life science and medicine is plus
Motivated and capable of planning, leading and delivering results, target driven
Experience of the organizational complexities in a matrix organization
Proven ability to train and develop staff members within their role and within the organization
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders for programme delivery
Track record of working with different nationalities and cultures
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build both internal and external relationships
The flexibility to work with a varied workload, often under pressure
Flexibility to travel when needed

Applicants should include:

A cover letter that conveys their interest and motivation for the role
A CV (which should include a brief account of the applicant's research accomplishments and of other relevant experience)

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